Travel Tip for Canadians - More Foreign Travel

Jan. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- What’s your New Year’s resolution?
Spend more time with family?  Save money?  Or both?   

Despite the worldwide economic difficulties, research shows that long-haul foreign travel for Canadians is increasing.  The steady appreciation of the Canadian dollar has helped many of us afford vacations in far off destinations.  For those worried about the costs and hidden expenses, there is a solution.

For people with a New Year’s resolution to save money when travelling, a list of cost cutting travel tips was recently published in the Wall Street Journal.  This list includes information on where to find the best deals on flights and the best day of the week to book a vacation.  However, one of the best money saving travel tips is to go on a home exchange.

Home swaps are a unique alternative to hotels: not only do they take the stress out of vacationing, but they offer the comforts of home while away. Widespread use of the internet has increased the awareness and ease of home exchanging as a cheaper alternative to vacation packages.   

For example, on a leading travel website, a vacation package to Italy based on a family of four in March costs around $7,050.  The costs of flights for this vacation as a home exchange are only $4,800.

One home exchange company is Homes Club International. Homes-Club (www.homes-club.com) enables those with a past or present link to independent schools to exchange with like-minded people around the world. A Canadian member with family in Italy is looking forward to staying at a lovely villa near relatives in the Marche region. In return her exchange partners will be staying at her cottage for a week this summer. “We’re really excited as we wouldn’t have been able to afford the trip without doing an exchange. It’s also great to know that we’re making the cottage work for us. We can’t wait!”

Home exchanges offer a way for families to enjoy their vacations, whilst still being able to pay the tax man.  With exchange homes available worldwide, it’s worth considering home exchanging for your next well-deserved break.

For more information about Homes Club International and the great new way to vacation through home exchanging please visit www.homes-club.com. Alternatively send an email to info@homes-club.com.

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Homes-Club International is a home exchange network which helps current and past parents, pupils, staff and governors of independent schools to exchange their main or second home with like-minded people around the world.